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“Despite my overwhelming nervousness, I did it. And I did it well.” Young Adviser Lewis on speaking to an audience about children’s rights

To mark World Children’s Day and the importance of listening to young people, 14-year-old Lewis blogs for us on how he overcame his fears and addressed a webinar hosted by our office and Together.

“Listen to youngsters to make the world a better place,” says Young Adviser Sophie

For International Youth Day our Young Adviser blogs on food and poverty in Scotland.

Commissioner: Children and young people must be priority as Scotland opens up again

In this article that originally appeared in the Scottish Sun, Commissioner Bruce Adamson makes it clear: children and young people must be the priority as we emerge from the Covid pandemic.

Poverty is a human rights issue for children and young people in Scotland. These are steps that must be taken to address it

Head of Strategy Gina Wilson on the steps that can be taken to address child poverty, ahead of today's debate in the Scottish Parliament.

Clock is ticking but there’s still time to do the right thing by young people and their assessments

Commissioner Bruce Adamson writes on how time’s still left to create a truly rights respecting appeals system for Scotland’s Alternative Certification Model.

Restraint and seclusion are still real issues in Scotland’s schools― but there’s now a chance that this can change

Head of Advice and Investigations Nick Hobbs writes about what’s changed since 2018 around restraint and seclusion in schools.

In Scotland, Internationally, at home: Jonathan blogs on his experience as a #YoungAdviser

Young Adviser Jonathan blogs on his time working with young people internationally while unable to leave Scotland during the pandemic.

Nearly a quarter of children in Scotland will spend this Christmas in poverty. Putting their rights into Scots law is the way to bring radical change

Winter, especially the Christmas holidays, is always tough for families in poverty, but -as Commissioner Bruce Adamson writes - it’s even worse in 2020.

Coronavirus has sent us into a spiral. Urgent improvements are needed to support children’s mental health

As our UK Commissioners' report shows serious issues for children's mental health, Head of Strategy Gina Wilson blogs on improvements that need to be made.